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lastversion.py

This is the main module of lastversion package. To use it, import it and invoke any function documented here. For example:

from lastversion import lastversion
lastversion.has_update(repo='mautic/mautic', current_version='1.2.3')

check_version(value) ¤

Given a version string, raises argparse.ArgumentTypeError if it does not contain any version. In lastversion CLI app, this is used as argument parser helper for --newer-than (-gt) option.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
value str

Free-format string which is meant to contain a user-supplied version

required

Raises:

Type Description
ArgumentTypeError

Exception in a case version was not found in the input string

Returns:

Name Type Description
Version

Parsed version object

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def check_version(value):
    """Given a version string, raises argparse.ArgumentTypeError if it does not contain any version.
    In lastversion CLI app, this is used as argument parser helper for --newer-than (-gt) option.

    Args:
        value (str): Free-format string which is meant to contain a user-supplied version

    Raises:
        argparse.ArgumentTypeError: Exception in a case version was not found in the input string

    Returns:
        Version: Parsed version object

    """
    value = parse_version(value)
    if not value:
        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("%s is an invalid version value" % value)
    return value

get_repo_data_from_spec(rpmspec_filename) ¤

Extracts repo data and CLI args from .spec file

The project (repo) is specified inside the .spec file GitHub repo is resolved via %{upstream_github} + %{name}/%{upstream_name} No upstream_github global means that the spec was not prepared for lastversion Optional: use of spec_tag macros if the source is from GitHub. In edge cases we check new version via GitHub, but prepared sources are elsewhere

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
rpmspec_filename
required

Returns:

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def get_repo_data_from_spec(rpmspec_filename):
    """
    Extracts repo data and CLI args from .spec file

    The project (repo) is specified inside the .spec file
    GitHub repo is resolved via %{upstream_github} + %{name}/%{upstream_name}
    No upstream_github global means that the spec was not prepared for lastversion
    Optional: use of spec_tag macros if the source is from GitHub. In edge cases we check
    new version via GitHub, but prepared sources are elsewhere

    Args:
        rpmspec_filename:

    Returns:

    """
    repo_data = {}
    with open(rpmspec_filename) as f:
        name = None
        upstream_github = None
        upstream_name = None
        current_version = None
        spec_repo = None
        spec_url = None
        for line in f.readlines():
            if line.startswith("%global lastversion_repo"):
                spec_repo = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()
            elif line.startswith("%global upstream_github"):
                upstream_github = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()
            elif line.startswith("%global upstream_name"):
                upstream_name = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()
            elif line.startswith("Name:"):
                name = line.split("Name:")[1].strip()
            elif line.startswith("URL:"):
                spec_url = line.split("URL:")[1].strip()
            elif line.startswith("Source0:") and not spec_url:
                spec_url = line.split("Source0:")[1].strip()
            elif line.startswith("%global upstream_version "):
                current_version = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()
                # influences %spec_tag to use %upstream_version instead of %version
                repo_data["module_of"] = True
            elif line.startswith("Version:") and not current_version:
                current_version = line.split("Version:")[1].strip()
            elif line.startswith("%global lastversion_only"):
                repo_data["only"] = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()
            elif line.startswith("%global lastversion_having_asset"):
                repo_data["having_asset"] = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()
            elif line.startswith("%global lastversion_major"):
                repo_data["major"] = shlex.split(line)[2].strip()

        if not current_version:
            log.critical(
                "Did not find neither Version: nor %upstream_version in the spec file"
            )
            sys.exit(1)
        try:
            if current_version != "x":
                repo_data["current_version"] = Version(current_version)
        except InvalidVersion:
            log.critical(
                "Failed to parse current version in %s. Tried %s",
                rpmspec_filename,
                current_version,
            )
            sys.exit(1)
        if upstream_name:
            repo_data["name"] = upstream_name
            repo_data["spec_name"] = "%{upstream_name}"
        else:
            repo_data["name"] = name
            repo_data["spec_name"] = "%{name}"

        repo = spec_url
        if upstream_github:
            repo = f"{upstream_github}/{repo_data['name']}"
            log.info("Discovered GitHub repo %s from .spec file", repo)
        elif spec_repo:
            repo = spec_repo
            log.info("Discovered explicit repo %s from .spec file", repo)

        if not repo:
            log.critical(
                "Failed to determine repo from %s. Please prepare your spec file using instructions: "
                "https://lastversion.getpagespeed.com/spec-preparing.html",
                rpmspec_filename,
            )
            sys.exit(1)

        repo_data["repo"] = repo
        return repo_data

get_repo_data_from_yml(repo) ¤

Get repo data from YAML file.

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def get_repo_data_from_yml(repo):
    """Get repo data from YAML file."""
    with open(repo) as fpi:
        repo_data = yaml.safe_load(fpi)
        if "repo" in repo_data:
            if "nginx-extras" in repo:
                repo_data["module_of"] = "nginx"
            name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(repo))[0]
            if "module_of" in repo_data:
                name = f'{repo_data["module_of"]}-module-{name}'
            repo_data["name"] = name
    return repo_data

get_rpm_packager() ¤

Get RPM packager name from ~/.rpmmacros

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def get_rpm_packager():
    """Get RPM packager name from ~/.rpmmacros"""
    try:
        rpmmacros = expanduser("~") + "/.rpmmacros"
        with open(rpmmacros) as f:
            for ln in f.readlines():
                if ln.startswith("%packager"):
                    return ln.split("%packager")[1].strip()
    except IOError:
        log.warning("~/.rpmmacros does not exist. Changelog will not be generated")
    return None

has_update(repo, current_version, pre_ok=False, at=None) ¤

Given an existing version for a repo, checks if there is an update.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
repo str

Repository specifier in any form.

required
current_version str

A version you want to check update for.

required
pre_ok bool

Specifies whether pre-releases can be accepted as a newer version.

False
at str

Specifies repo hosting more precisely, only useful if repo argument was specified as one word.

None

Returns:

Name Type Description
Version

Newer version as an object, if found. Otherwise, False

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def has_update(repo, current_version, pre_ok=False, at=None):
    """Given an existing version for a repo, checks if there is an update.

    Args:
        repo (str): Repository specifier in any form.
        current_version (str): A version you want to check update for.
        pre_ok (bool): Specifies whether pre-releases can be accepted as a newer version.
        at (str): Specifies repo hosting more precisely, only useful if repo argument was
                  specified as one word.

    Returns:
        Version: Newer version as an object, if found. Otherwise, False

    """
    latest_version = latest(repo, output_format="version", pre_ok=pre_ok, at=at)
    if latest_version and latest_version > Version(current_version):
        return latest_version
    return False

install_app_image(url, install_name) ¤

Install an AppImage from a URL to ~/Applications/<install_name>

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
url str

URL where AppImage file is hosted

required
install_name str

Short name that the AppImage will be renamed to

required
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def install_app_image(url, install_name):
    """Install an AppImage from a URL to `~/Applications/<install_name>`

    Args:
        url (str): URL where AppImage file is hosted
        install_name (str): Short name that the AppImage will be renamed to
    """
    if not install_name.endswith(".AppImage"):
        install_name += ".AppImage"
    app_file_name = install_standalone_binary(url, install_name)
    extract_appimage_desktop_file(app_file_name)

install_release(res, args) ¤

Install latest release

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def install_release(res, args):
    """Install latest release"""
    app_images = [asset for asset in res["assets"] if asset.endswith(".AppImage")]
    if app_images:
        return install_app_image(
            app_images[0], install_name=res.get("install_name", args.repo)
        )

    rpms = [asset for asset in res["assets"] if asset.endswith(".rpm")]
    if rpms:
        return install_rpms(res, rpms, args)

    # static files are those without an extension
    static_binaries = [
        asset for asset in res["assets"] if "." not in asset.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
    ]
    if static_binaries:
        return install_standalone_binary(
            static_binaries[0], install_name=res.get("install_name", args.repo)
        )

    log.error("No installable assets found to install")
    sys.exit(1)

install_rpms(res, rpms, args) ¤

Install RPMs using package manager

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def install_rpms(res, rpms, args):
    """Install RPMs using package manager"""
    # prevents downloading large packages if we already have newest installed
    # consult RPM database  for current version
    installed_version = rpm_installed_version(args.repo)
    if installed_version is False:
        log.warning(
            "Please install lastversion using YUM or DNF so it can check current "
            "program version. This is helpful to prevent unnecessary downloads"
        )
    if installed_version and Version(installed_version) >= Version(res["version"]):
        log.warning("Newest version %s is already installed", installed_version)
        sys.exit(0)
    # pass RPM URLs directly to package management program
    try:
        import subprocess

        params = ["yum", "install"]
        params.extend(rpms)
        if args.assumeyes:
            params.append("-y")
        subprocess.call(params)
    except OSError:
        log.critical("Failed to launch package manager. Only YUM/DNF is supported!")
        sys.exit(1)

install_standalone_binary(url, install_name) ¤

Install a standalone binary from a URL to ~/Applications/<install_name>

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
url str

URL where the binary file is hosted

required
install_name str

Filename that the binary will be renamed to

required
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def install_standalone_binary(url, install_name):
    """Install a standalone binary from a URL to `~/Applications/<install_name>`

    Args:
        url (str): URL where the binary file is hosted
        install_name (str): Filename that the binary will be renamed to
    """
    home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
    apps_dir = os.path.join(home_dir, "Applications")
    app_file_name = os.path.join(apps_dir, install_name)

    Path(apps_dir).mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
    download_file(url, app_file_name)
    os.chmod(app_file_name, 0o755)  # skipcq: BAN-B103
    return app_file_name

latest(repo, output_format='version', pre_ok=False, assets_filter=None, short_urls=False, major=None, only=None, at=None, having_asset=None, exclude=None, even=False, formal=False) ¤

Find the latest release version for a project.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
major str

Only consider versions which are "descendants" of this major version string

None
short_urls bool

Whether we should try to return shorter URLs for release data

False
assets_filter Union[str, Pattern]

Regular expression for filtering assets for the latest release

None
only str

Only consider tags with this text. Useful for repos with multiple projects. The argument supports negation and regular expressions. To indicate a regex, start it with tilde sign, to negate the expression, start it with exclamation point. See Examples.

None
repo str

Repository specifier in any form.

required
output_format str

Affects the return format. Possible values version, json, dict, assets, source, tag.

'version'
pre_ok bool

Specifies whether pre-releases can be accepted as a newer version.

False
at str

Specifies repo hosting more precisely, only useful if repo argument was specified as one word.

None
having_asset Union[str, bool]

Only consider releases with the given asset. Pass True for any asset

None
exclude str

Only consider releases NOT containing this text/regular expression.

None
even bool

Consider as stable only releases with even minor component, e.g. 1.2.3

False
formal bool

Consider as stable only releases with formal tags set up in Web UI

False

Examples:

Find the latest version of Mautic, it is OK to consider betas.

>>> latest("mautic/mautic", output_format='version', pre_ok=True)
<Version('4.4.4')>

Consider only tags without letters:

>>> latest("openssl/openssl", output_format='version', only=r'!~\w')
<Version('3.0.7')>

Returns:

Type Description

Union[Version, dict]: Newer version object, if found and output_format is version.

Returns: str: Single string containing tag, if found and output_format is tag

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def latest(
    repo,
    output_format="version",
    pre_ok=False,
    assets_filter=None,
    short_urls=False,
    major=None,
    only=None,
    at=None,
    having_asset=None,
    exclude=None,
    even=False,
    formal=False,
):
    r"""Find the latest release version for a project.

    Args:
        major (str): Only consider versions which are "descendants" of this
          major version string
        short_urls (bool): Whether we should try to return shorter URLs for
          release data
        assets_filter (Union[str, Pattern]): Regular expression for filtering
          assets for the latest release
        only (str): Only consider tags with this text. Useful for repos with multiple projects.
                    The argument supports negation and regular expressions. To indicate a regex,
                    start it with tilde sign, to negate the expression, start it with exclamation
                    point. See `Examples`.
        repo (str): Repository specifier in any form.
        output_format (str): Affects the return format. Possible values `version`, `json`, `dict`,
                             `assets`, `source`, `tag`.
        pre_ok (bool): Specifies whether pre-releases can be accepted as a newer version.
        at (str): Specifies repo hosting more precisely, only useful if repo argument was
                  specified as one word.
        having_asset (Union[str, bool]): Only consider releases with the given asset.
                                         Pass `True` for any asset
        exclude (str): Only consider releases NOT containing this text/regular expression.
        even (bool): Consider as stable only releases with even minor component, e.g. 1.2.3
        formal (bool): Consider as stable only releases with formal tags set up in Web UI

    Examples:
        Find the latest version of Mautic, it is OK to consider betas.

        >>> latest("mautic/mautic", output_format='version', pre_ok=True)
        <Version('4.4.4')>

        Consider only tags without letters:

        >>> latest("openssl/openssl", output_format='version', only=r'!~\w')
        <Version('3.0.7')>

    Returns:
        Union[Version, dict]: Newer version object, if found and `output_format` is `version`.
    Returns:
        str: Single string containing tag, if found and `output_format` is `tag`

    """
    repo_data = {}

    # noinspection HttpUrlsUsage
    if repo.endswith(".yml") and not repo.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
        repo_data = get_repo_data_from_yml(repo)

    # noinspection HttpUrlsUsage
    if repo.startswith(("http://", "https://")) and repo.endswith("Chart.yaml"):
        at = "helm_chart"

    if repo.endswith(".spec"):
        repo_data = get_repo_data_from_spec(rpmspec_filename=repo)

    with HolderFactory.get_instance_for_repo(
        repo_data.get("repo", repo), at=at
    ) as project:
        project.set_only(repo_data.get("only", only))
        project.set_exclude(exclude)
        project.set_having_asset(repo_data.get("having_asset", having_asset))
        project.set_even(even)
        project.set_formal(formal)
        release = project.get_latest(pre_ok=pre_ok, major=repo_data.get("major", major))

        # bail out, found nothing that looks like a release
        if not release:
            return None

        from_type = f"Located the latest release tag {release['tag_name']} at: {project.get_canonical_link()}"
        if "type" in release:
            from_type = f"{from_type} via {release['type']} mechanism"
        log.info(from_type)

        version = release["version"]
        tag = release["tag_name"]

        # return the release if we've reached far enough:
        if output_format == "version":
            return version

        if output_format in ["json", "dict"]:
            if output_format == "dict":
                release["version"] = version
            else:
                release["version"] = str(version)
                if "tag_date" in release:
                    release["tag_date"] = str(release["tag_date"])
            release["v_prefix"] = tag.startswith("v")
            version_macro = (
                "upstream_version" if "module_of" in repo_data else "version"
            )
            version_macro = "%{{{}}}".format(version_macro)
            holder_i = {value: key for key, value in HolderFactory.HOLDERS.items()}
            release["source"] = holder_i[type(project)]
            release["spec_tag"] = tag.replace(str(version), version_macro)
            # spec_tag_no_prefix is the helpful macro that will allow us to know where tarball
            # extracts to (GitHub-specific)
            if release["spec_tag"].startswith("v{}".format(version_macro)) or re.match(
                r"^v\d", release["spec_tag"]
            ):
                release["spec_tag_no_prefix"] = release["spec_tag"].lstrip("v")
            else:
                release["spec_tag_no_prefix"] = release["spec_tag"]
            release["tag_name"] = tag
            if hasattr(project, "repo_license"):
                release["license"] = project.repo_license(tag)
            if hasattr(project, "repo_readme"):
                release["readme"] = project.repo_readme(tag)
            release.update(repo_data)
            try:
                release["assets"] = project.get_assets(
                    release, short_urls, assets_filter
                )
            except NotImplementedError:
                pass
            release["from"] = project.get_canonical_link()

            if "license" in release and release["license"]:
                spdx_id = release["license"].get("license", {}).get("spdx_id")
                rpmspec_licence = (
                    rpmspec_licenses[spdx_id] if spdx_id in rpmspec_licenses else None
                )
                if rpmspec_licence:
                    release["rpmspec_license"] = rpmspec_licence

            release["source_url"] = project.release_download_url(release, short_urls)

            return release

        if output_format == "assets":
            return project.get_assets(release, short_urls, assets_filter)

        if output_format == "source":
            return project.release_download_url(release, short_urls)

        if output_format == "tag":
            return tag

    return None

main(argv=None) ¤

The entrypoint to CLI app.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
argv

List of arguments, helps test CLI without resorting to subprocess module.

None
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def main(argv=None):
    """
    The entrypoint to CLI app.

    Args:
        argv: List of arguments, helps test CLI without resorting to subprocess module.
    """
    # ANSI escape code for starting bold text
    start_bold = "\033[1m"
    # ANSI escape code for ending the formatting (resets to normal text)
    end_bold = "\033[0m"

    epilog = "\n---\n"
    epilog += f"{start_bold}Sponsored Message: Check out the GetPageSpeed RPM "
    epilog += "repository at https://nginx-extras.getpagespeed.com/ for NGINX "
    epilog += "modules and performance tools. Enhance your server performance "
    epilog += f"today!{end_bold}"
    epilog += "\n---\n"

    if "GITHUB_API_TOKEN" not in os.environ and "GITHUB_TOKEN" not in os.environ:
        epilog += TOKEN_PRO_TIP
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="Find the latest software release.",
        epilog=epilog,
        prog="lastversion",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "action",
        nargs="?",
        default="get",
        help="Action to run. Default: get",
        choices=[
            "get",
            "download",
            "extract",
            "unzip",
            "test",
            "format",
            "install",
            "update-spec",
        ],
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "repo",
        metavar="<repo URL or string>",
        help="Repository in format owner/name or any URL that belongs to it, or a version string",
    )
    # affects what is considered last release
    parser.add_argument(
        "--pre",
        dest="pre",
        action="store_true",
        help="Include pre-releases in potential versions",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--formal",
        dest="formal",
        action="store_true",
        help="Include only formally tagged versions",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--sem",
        dest="sem",
        choices=["major", "minor", "patch", "any"],
        help="Semantic versioning level base to print or compare against",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-v",
        "--verbose",
        action="count",
        default=0,
        help="Will give you an idea of what is happening under the hood, "
        "-vv to increase verbosity level",
    )
    # no --download = False, --download filename.tar, --download = None
    parser.add_argument(
        "-d",
        "-o",
        "--download",
        "--output",
        dest="download",
        nargs="?",
        default=False,
        const=None,
        metavar="FILENAME",
        help="Download with custom filename",
    )
    # how / which data of last release we want to present
    # assets will give download urls for assets if available and sources archive otherwise
    # sources will give download urls for sources always
    # json always includes "version", "tag_name" etc. + whichever json data was
    # used to satisfy lastversion
    parser.add_argument(
        "--format",
        choices=["version", "assets", "source", "json", "tag"],
        help="Output format",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--assets",
        dest="assets",
        action="store_true",
        help="Returns assets download URLs for last release",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--source",
        dest="source",
        action="store_true",
        help="Returns only source URL for last release",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-gt",
        "--newer-than",
        type=check_version,
        metavar="VER",
        help="Output only if last version is newer than given version",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-b",
        "--major",
        "--branch",
        metavar="MAJOR",
        help="Only consider releases of a specific major version, e.g. 2.1.x",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--only",
        metavar="REGEX",
        help="Only consider releases containing this text. "
        "Useful for repos with multiple projects inside",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--exclude",
        metavar="REGEX",
        help="Only consider releases NOT containing this text. "
        "Useful for repos with multiple projects inside",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--filter",
        metavar="REGEX",
        help="Filters --assets result by a regular " "expression",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--having-asset",
        metavar="ASSET",
        help="Only consider releases with this asset",
        nargs="?",
        const=True,
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-su",
        "--shorter-urls",
        dest="shorter_urls",
        action="store_true",
        help="A tiny bit shorter URLs produced",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--even",
        dest="even",
        action="store_true",
        help="Only even versions like 1.[2].x, or 3.[6].x are considered as stable",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--at",
        dest="at",
        help="If the repo argument is one word, specifies where to look up the "
        "project. The default is via internal lookup or GitHub Search",
        choices=HolderFactory.HOLDERS.keys(),
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-y",
        "--assumeyes",
        dest="assumeyes",
        action="store_true",
        help="Automatically answer yes for all questions",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--no-cache",
        dest="no_cache",
        action="store_true",
        help="Do not use cache for HTTP requests",
    )
    parser.add_argument("--version", action=VersionAction)
    parser.set_defaults(
        validate=True,
        verbose=False,
        format="version",
        pre=False,
        formal=False,
        assets=False,
        newer_than=False,
        filter=False,
        shorter_urls=False,
        major=None,
        assumeyes=False,
        at=None,
        having_asset=None,
        even=False,
    )
    args = parser.parse_args(argv)

    BaseProjectHolder.CACHE_DISABLED = args.no_cache

    if args.repo == "self":
        args.repo = __self__

    # "expand" repo:1.2 as repo --branch 1.2
    # noinspection HttpUrlsUsage
    if ":" in args.repo and not (
        args.repo.startswith(("https://", "http://")) and args.repo.count(":") == 1
    ):
        # right split ':' once only to preserve it in protocol of URLs
        # https://github.com/repo/owner:2.1
        repo_args = args.repo.rsplit(":", 1)
        args.repo = repo_args[0]
        args.major = repo_args[1]

    # instead of using root logger, we use
    logger = logging.getLogger("lastversion")
    # create console handler and set level to debug
    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
    # create formatter
    fmt = (
        "%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
        if args.verbose
        else "%(levelname)s: %(message)s"
    )
    formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt)
    # add formatter to ch
    ch.setFormatter(formatter)
    # add ch to logger
    logger.addHandler(ch)

    if args.verbose:
        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
        log.info("Verbose %s level output.", args.verbose)
        if args.verbose >= 2:
            cachecontrol_logger = logging.getLogger("cachecontrol")
            cachecontrol_logger.removeHandler(logging.NullHandler())
            cachecontrol_logger.addHandler(ch)
            cachecontrol_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

    if args.assets:
        args.format = "assets"

    if args.source:
        args.format = "source"

    if args.filter:
        args.filter = re.compile(args.filter)

    if args.action in ["test", "format"]:
        v = parse_version(args.repo)
        if not v:
            log.critical("Failed to parse as a valid version")
            sys.exit(1)
        else:
            # extract the desired print base
            v = v.sem_extract_base(args.sem)
            if args.action == "test":
                print(f"Parsed as: {v}")
                print(f"Stable: {not v.is_prerelease}")
            else:
                print(v)
            return sys.exit(0)

    if args.action == "install":
        # we can only install assets
        args.format = "json"
        if args.having_asset is None:
            args.having_asset = r"~\.(AppImage|rpm)$"
            try:
                import apt

                args.having_asset = r"~\.(AppImage|deb)$"
            except ImportError:
                pass

    if args.repo.endswith(".spec"):
        args.action = "update-spec"
        args.format = "dict"

    if not args.sem:
        if args.action == "update-spec":
            args.sem = "minor"
        else:
            args.sem = "any"
    # imply source download, unless --assets specified
    # --download is legacy flag to specify download action or name of desired download file
    # --download == None indicates download intent where filename is based on upstream
    if args.action == "download" and args.download is False:
        args.download = None

    if args.download is not False:
        args.action = "download"
        if args.format != "assets":
            args.format = "source"

    if args.action in ["extract", "unzip"] and args.format != "assets":
        args.format = "source"

    if args.newer_than:
        base_compare = parse_version(args.repo)
        if base_compare:
            print(max([args.newer_than, base_compare]))
            return sys.exit(2 if base_compare <= args.newer_than else 0)

    # other action are either getting release or doing something with release (extend get action)
    try:
        res = latest(
            args.repo,
            args.format,
            args.pre,
            args.filter,
            args.shorter_urls,
            args.major,
            args.only,
            args.at,
            having_asset=args.having_asset,
            exclude=args.exclude,
            even=args.even,
            formal=args.formal,
        )
    except (ApiCredentialsError, BadProjectError) as error:
        log.critical(str(error))
        if (
            isinstance(error, ApiCredentialsError)
            and "GITHUB_API_TOKEN" not in os.environ
            and "GITHUB_TOKEN" not in os.environ
        ):
            log.critical(TOKEN_PRO_TIP)
        sys.exit(4)

    if res:
        if args.action == "update-spec":
            return update_spec(args.repo, res, sem=args.sem)
        if args.action == "download":
            # download command
            if args.format == "source":
                # there is only one source, but we need an array
                res = [res]
            download_name = None
            # save with custom filename if there's one file to download
            if len(res) == 1:
                download_name = args.download
            for url in res:
                log.info("Downloading %s ...", url)
                download_file(url, download_name)
            sys.exit(0)

        if args.action in ["unzip", "extract"]:
            # download command
            if args.format == "source":
                # there is only one source, but we need an array
                res = [res]
            for url in res:
                log.info("Extracting %s ...", url)
                extract_file(url)
            sys.exit(0)

        if args.action == "install":
            return install_release(res, args)

        # display version in various formats:
        if args.format == "assets":
            print("\n".join(res))
        elif args.format == "json":
            json.dump(res, sys.stdout)
        else:
            # result may be a tag str, not just Version
            if isinstance(res, Version):
                res = res.sem_extract_base(args.sem)
            print(res)
            # special exit code "2" is useful for scripting to detect if no newer release exists
            if args.newer_than:
                # set up same SEM base
                args.newer_than = args.newer_than.sem_extract_base(args.sem)
                if res <= args.newer_than:
                    sys.exit(2)
    else:
        # empty list returned to --assets, emit 3
        if args.format == "assets" and res is not False:
            sys.exit(3)
        log.critical("No release was found")
        sys.exit(1)

parse_version(tag) ¤

Parse version to a Version object. Argument may not be a version but a URL or a repo name, in which case return False E.g., used in lastversion repo-name -gt 1.2.3 (and repo-name is passed here as tag)

Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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def parse_version(tag):
    """
    Parse version to a Version object.
    Argument may not be a version but a URL or a repo name, in which case return False
    E.g., used in lastversion repo-name -gt 1.2.3 (and repo-name is passed here as tag)
    """
    # If a URL is passed
    if tag.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
        return False
    # If a repo name is passed, e.g. "mautic/mautic"
    if "/" in tag and " " not in tag:
        return False
    h = TestProjectHolder()
    v = h.sanitize_version(tag, pre_ok=True)
    return v